Amalric Walter Furniture

This exceptional sculpture, signed "A. Walter Nancy" exemplifies the essence of Art Nouveau at its finest. Crafted in pâte de verre—a technique that blends powdered glass and pigment...

Decorative pâte-de-verre vide-poche: bowl in yolk yellow, one side overflowing in dark blue, swimming around each other, plastically formed goldfish couple. Signed 'AWALTER NANCY' on the top. Manufactory: Amalric Walter, Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating of manufacture: circa 1920/1925 Designer: VICTOR AMALRIC WALTER (1870-1959) was a French glass manufacturer mainly known for his pâte de verre pieces. In the Cristalleries Daum at Nancy, France, he met the designer and modelist HENRI BERGÉ, with whom he produced the first pâtes de verre, which at the time were only signed with "Daum Nancy". After the war he continued to work with Henri Bergé. From 1919 to 1935 he cast no fewer than 500 models with Bergé and other famous sculptors or designers, always in few numbers due to the sophisticated technique of glass kiln casting. Technique: Pâte de verre (English glass paste) is a technique used in the production of multi-colored glass. A cold-formed paste made of glass powder and dyes is filled into a refractory mold and then fired in a muffle furnace, whereby the glass melts into the desired shape. To achieve polychrome color effects, the process is repeated with other colors. The technique was already known in ancient Rome and Egypt. Particularly in the Art Nouveau period and later in the Art Deco period, she found artistic use again in works by French glass artists such as Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, Henry Cros...

Pâte de Verre paperweight 'Lucane': Stag beetle in shades of brown on a yellow stone base with greenish foliage. Signed 'AW' at the bottom. Manufactory: Amalric Walter, Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating of manufacture: circa 1920/1925 Designer: VICTOR AMALRIC WALTER (1870-1959) was a French glass manufacturer mainly known for his pâte de verre pieces. In the Cristalleries Daum at Nancy, France, he met the designer and modelist HENRI BERGÉ, with whom he produced the first pâtes de verre, which at the time were only signed with "Daum Nancy". After the war he continued to work with Henri Bergé. From 1919 to 1935 he cast no fewer than 500 models with Bergé and other famous sculptors or designers, always in few numbers due to the sophisticated technique of glass kiln...

A French Art Nouveau 'Hibou' pâte-de-verre vide poche with a figure of an owl, designed by Henri Bergé, circa 1900. This work was design by Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter was resp...

A French Art Nouveau pâte de verre "Lobster" plaque by Amalric Walter. This six-sided plaque shows a green lobster surrounded by yellow seaweed and shells, on a pale background, circ...

Amalric Walter (français, 1870-1959) A wonderful energetic Glass or Chrystal Shakyamuni Buddha by Almeric Walter from the Art Nouveau, Art Deco period circa 1920. These Buddha figur...

A French Art Nouveau pâte de verre dish by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé. This tray is decorated with molded scene of brown and orange aquatic vegetation with a large dark brown fis...

A French Art Nouveau Pâte de Verre "Crab" plaque by Amalric Walter. The red-brown crab, which has green and yellow accents on its shell and claws, sits on a mottled pale gray backgro...

Almeric or Amalric Walter is known for insects, lizards, flowers and the rarer fish; my favourite! Why; because you can see the movement from the fish This red spotted dark cobalt bl...

A pair of Art Deco pâte de verre bookends in the form of stylised dolphins. Designed by Auguste Houillon (1885-1954) for Amalric Walter, Nancy, France. Etched Walter Nancy and A Houi...

Amalric Walter (Français, 1870–1959) This might be Almaric Walter’s finest piece. I have only seen one other green one in 40 years. The base is somewhat reminiscent or Argy Rousseau...

A French Art Nouveau "Fish in the Vague" Pâte-de-Verre Vide-Poche by Amalric Walter. The fish appears to be emerging from the waves and seaweed, circa 1920s. An identical piece is...